Golf-ball cleaner



April 30, 1929. EVANS 1,710,816

GOLF BALL CLEANER Filed June l 1928 Patented p. 30, 1929.

,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

nmnnr EVANS, or stories, ENGLAND.

GOLF-BALL CLEANER.

Application filed June 1, 1928, Serial No. 882,118, and in Great BritainNovember 1, 1927.

This invention relates to portable cleaners for golf balls of the typeincluding a rubber receptacle and a cleaning device, such as a sponge.

The invention consists broadly in an 1mproved portable cleaner comprisina doublewalled cup of which the inner an the outer walls define awaterjacket for the rece tlon of cleaning water and of which the inner walldefines a cavity for. the reception of a for the reception of cleaningwater.

sponge or the like, there being formed in the inner wall at least oneorifice erm1tt1n outflow of cleaning water from t e water acket to thesponge or the like and permitting the return inflow of water from thesponge or the like to the wa ter jacket.

In the accompanying drawings, F1 1 1s a section and Fig. 2 a plan of ago f ball cleaner constructed in accordance wlth the invention. Fig. 3is a section of a modification including a rigid housing for the cup andFig. 4 a section showing a modification including a wire frame whichserves to render the outer wall of the cover rigid.

The golfball cleaner shown comprises a double-walled cup of which theouter wall 1 and the inner wall 2 define a water jack eithii inner wall2 defines a receptacle for a sponge 4 or the like. 5 denotes an orificepermitting the outflow of water from the jacket 3 to the sponge 4 or thelike and the return inflow of excess water from the sponge 4 or the liketo the jacket 3. Formed on the inner wall 2' is a flange 6 which servesto retain the sponge or the like within the receptacle. 7 denotes aperforated tab throu h which a flexible retaining member may e passedfor attach ment to a golf bag or the like.

According to the modification illustrated in Fig. 3, there is fittedoverthe cup a rigid housing 8 of which the function 1s to preventaccidental pressure on the cup from the outside. v

According to the modification illustrated in Fig. 4, there is fittedwithin the water jacket a wire frame 9 which servesto render rigid theouter wall 1 of the cup and thus to prevent deformation of the outerwall by pressure applied from the outside.

' In practice, when a golf ball is to be cleaned the ball is pressedforcibly against the sponge or the like, whereby the wall 2 is distendedand water is caused to flow from the jacket 3 into the sponge or thelike. When the pressure on the sponge or the like is released the excesswater returns through the orifice 5 to orifice permitting the outflow ofwater from' the said water jacket to said sponge or the like and thereturn inflow of excess water from said sponge or the like to said wateracket.

2. A portable golf ball cleaner comprising a rubber" cup having outerand inner walls defining between them a water jacket for the receptionof cleaning water and the inner wall defining a receptacle for a spongeor the like, said inner wall having at least one orifice permitting theoutflow of water from the said water jacket to said sponge or the likeand the return inflow ofexcess water from said sponge or the like tosaid water jacket, and being formed with a flange servmg to retain the.sponge or the like in said receptacle.

3. A portable golf ball cleaner comprising a rubber cup having outer andinner walls defining between them a water jacket for the reception ofcleaning water and the inner wall defining receptacle for a sponge orthe like, said inner wall having at least one orifice permitting theoutflow of water from the said water jacket to said sponge or the likeand the return inflow of excess water from said sponge or the like tosaid water jacket, and said outer wall being provided with a perioratedtab.

4. A portable golf ball cleaner comprising a rubber cup havingouter andinner walls defining between them a water jacket for the reception ofcleaning water and the inner wall defining a receptacle for a s onge orthe like, said inner wall having at east one orifice permitting theoutflow of water from the said water jacket to said sponge or the likeand the return inflow of excess water from said sponge or the like tosaid water permitting the outflow of water from the said 10 jacket, anda wire frame inserted in the water Water jacket to said sponge or thelike and Jacket to render said outer wall rigid. the return inflow ofexcess water from said 5. A portable golf ball cleaner comprising spongeor the like to said water jacket, and

5 a rubber cup having outer and inner walls means for rendering saidouter wall rigid.

defining between them a water jacket for In testimony whereof I havesigned my 15 the rece tion of cleaning water and the inner name to thisspecification. wall defihing a receptacle for a sponge or the like, saidinner wall having at least one orifice HERBERT EVANS.

